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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16

A RECORD OF CHILD GRowTH.-The Wo-
mans Anthropological Society of Wash
ington, d. c., has undertaken a work in
connection with the growth and training
of children which promises to be of great
value. 1t desires that mothers shall keep
faithful record of the lives of their off
spring Among the suggestions made is
that there shall be noted in a book the
date of birth, previous health of the moth
er, number of her other children. whether
the child was fully matured, physical pecu-
llarities, mothers marks" weight, length,
girth OF chest, color of eyes, color of hair,
health of child at birth, whether quiet or
active, feeble or vigorous, good tempered
or fretful, how ted, breast or bottle, how
frequently, character of food, at what age
did it manifest pain from prick of pin, etc,
appear sensible to sound, follow light
with eyes, show like or dislike in taste.
distinguish between odors, notice its hand,
recognize its mother, when it sat alone, be-
gan to creep, reached out its hand to take
a plaything, or appear to be right or left
handed, when it first stood by chair, first
stood alone, walked alone, spoke, and the
first word it uttered, the colors which gave
it most pleasure, whether restflIl or wake
full at night, average hours of sleep day and
night, general health, date of cutting first
tooth, last tooth, noteworthy speeches, age
at which it first entered school, amount
and nature of exercise, sports etc, any
marked artistic capacity, memory, whether
good or bad, and incidents indicative of
character.-Herdld Of Health.
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What True Mort WIZ Do.

The unprecedented sale OF BoSehee's Ger
man Syrup within few years has aston
ished the world. 1t is without doubt the
safest and best remedy ever discovered for
the speedy and effectual cure of Coughs,
Gods and the severest Lung troubles. 1t
acts on an entirely different principle from
the usual prescriptions given By Physicians,
as 1t does not dry up Cough and leave the
disease still in the system, but on the con-
trary removes the cause of the trouble, heals
the parts affected and leaves them in
parely healthy condition. 4 bottle kept
in the house for use when the diseases
make their appearance, will save Doctors
bills and long spell of serious illness
A trial will convince you of these facts. 1t
is positively sold by all druggists and gen.
eral dealers in the land. Price, rs cents,
large bottles.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16

HE SECRET OF DREss.-It is the wearer
who makes a success of dress. and a great
secret of the Partisan dressmakers' art is
that they adapt their fashions to the indi-
vidual customer, and happily, if the wearer
be French woman, they meet with
hearty cooperation. There are few who
do not understand what suits them. Tbev
make study of face, figure and carriage.
and, though their garments are costly. they
do not have too many of them. They
make each new dress a part of themselves.
and realize its effect in motion and repose.
They raise the :. toilette TO the dignity of
fine art, and. moreover. succeed in pro-
duciug perfect result The colors now
worn in Paris are most daring in their com
bination, but they are so skillfully handled
that they never produce a discordant eff
fect.-N. Y. Home Journal.
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DINNERS DELIGHTS AND DIscoRDs.-A
dinner should appeal to every one of the
senses. Flowers 10 look at and to inhale,
exquisite dishes to please the palate music
in the distance mot too loud), a room not
too warm, everybody in their best attire lin
body and mind. Then every one should
be in his or her best talking condition the
quips and quirks of excited fancy come
gracefully; society brings about the attri-
ton of wits, one is comfortable. well fed
in his best mood; his dinner card has
started on a long journey of apt reminis-
cencel All this sounds very exalted. The
fact remains, so deep is the discord in bu-
mainly, that not one grand dinner in Ten is
a success. Perhaps the room is too warm,
perhaps you have not taken in the woman
you prefer, perhaps-and this is a very
common fault-the dinner is too long. No
dinner should last more than two hours.
and ten courses are better than twelve.
The feverish sensation of chill and suffoca-
ton, known as fashionable society, ciyiliza-
ton and luxury, with their false growths,
miserable suspicion, tendency TO brae.
mushroom vices, born of miasms = all
these things make people cross, dull, and
impossible TO amuse, sometimes Irs.
John Sherwood IN NeW York World.
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THE EXPULSION OF RATs-A writer in
Chambers journal relates his experience in
Kidding The house of rats. He first tried
the well-known remedy of pouring tar into
the entrance of their holes, and also of plac-
ing broken glass by their holes; but neither
remedy did he find effective But bound
to get rid of the rat nuisance, if such a
thing was possible, he tried another we'll
known remedy which proved more salts
factory. He caught couple of large rats
in trap alive, and then besmeared them
all over, except their heads, with tar, and
let them loose in their favorite run. But, :"
he says, !" | could not follow those two tar
besmeared rats into their numerous runs
to see what would happen; but it is
reasonable to assume that they either sum-
moned together all the members of their
community, and by their crest-fallen APP
pearance gave their comrades silent indica-
tons of the misfortunes which had SO sud-
denly befallen them, or that they had
frightened their brethren away for they
one and all forsook the place and fed
The experiment was eminently successful
From that day, in 1875, till now, 1888, my
house, ancient though it is, has been en-
tlrely free from rats, and | believe that
that there is no remedy equal to this one. !"
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BIRDS OF YEsTERDAY-A number of
large and interesting birds have become
extinct within recent times. OF these, the
Epiornis, of Madagascar, was probably the
largest. Fossil fragments indicate that
this creature was at least II feet in hight,
with weight five or six times as great as
that of the ostrich. Specimens of its eggs
have been found, and measure nearly tbir-
teen and half inches in largest diameter
by nine inches in smallest diameter. with
capacity of nearly eight quarts. The
Moa, or Dinornis, of New Zealand, was
also larger than any bird now living, its
hight having been 10 or u feet. Its
drumstick " was 80 to 80 inches long !:
and its eggs so large that hat would make
a good egg-cup for them. The famous
Dcdo, 50-pound bird of Mauritius. was
once well known to the Dutch, but has rot
been reported as seen during the last 200
years. The Solitaire is another exter
minated bird of the same island. The
Great AUX, of the North Sea, is supposed
to have become extinct since 1884. These
are few of the latest disappearance of
the bird world; other large species are
fast diminishing in numbers, and soon the
Australian Emeu and New Zealand
Apteryx, for example, will have passed
away also.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16

Advice to Mathematics. wInsIow's
SOOTHING SYRUP should always be used when
children are cutting teeth 1t relieves the little
sntterer at once; II produces natural quiet sleep
cherub awakes as bright as g button" II is
very pleasant to taste. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, ellays all pain relieves wind,
regulates the bowels, and is the best known
remedy for diarrhoea yyhetherarising from teeth
ing OF other causes. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
mrl5-lvMWS
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BUcKwHEAT.-There is a diversity of
opinion regarding the origin of the name
of the grain from which our buckwheat
cakes are made. Daniel Webster, the great
statesman, who was said to be inordinately
fond of this particular kind of SLAP
jacks" derived theirna buckwheat from
beechnut, because of its resemblance to
that species of fruit. Noah Webster, the
dictionary-maker, gives the Scotch buck.
beech and wheat. There is tradition that
the name buckwheat arose from the fact
that the first specimens of the grain itself
were brought from the East hidden be-
tween the leaves of book. so that it was
not beech-wheat," but book-wheat.p
That buckwheat came into Europe from
the East seems to be well established. The
French call it " Saracen wheat " (ble Saras-
SIM; the Germans, beech-wheat buck
weizen).
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HARVEST THE WORLD 0vER-January
is harvest time in Egypt and the Indies.
eral countries of South America the harvest
is gathered in January. In India it COM
mences in February and ends in March.
In Asia Minor, Aleiers, China and Japan
II is in May. In June for California, Port
ugai, Spain, Italy, Greece, Sicily, and in
some parts of the South of France. In
July the harvest begins in France, Austria,
Hungary, Poland, Russia and New York.
In August comes the Turn of Germany,
Belgium, Denmark, Holland and Canada.
In August Scotland, Sweden and Northern
Russia
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16

PICKING Our WIFE, always was par
tial to the ladies, and did great deal of
gallanting them around and making them
have as good time as myself. But when
| came to the age at which most young
men fall in love l was very careful 10 sin
gle out lady of my own age, and one who
had an extra amount of common sense and
good breeding-one who was always con-
siderate of others welfare, and was not
ashamed that she kept house for three
younger children left orphans when quite
young. Now, after three years of married
life, | have never seen my wife untidy.
She makes it her business to keep herself
looking as neat as her house, and | have
yet to see her out of humor or in the least
way cross, and although / do not make
anything like big wages, yet she manages
to keep the house in all necessaries, and
have more money in my pocket at the end
of the month than | ever had or could
manage to save before l was married. /
think if more young men would look on
the practical side of matrimony there
would not be so many disappointing
unions. Common sense is the thing.
Never mind the pretty face, bright eyes or
small feet. Has she good supply of COM
mon sense? 1t beats music and drawing
far enough.-PHSblrg Dispatch.
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"A marks the position of the Major
General commanding, attended by his staff
a." B" marks the spot where the grave has
been already dug to receive the body of the
unfortunate culprit. After the division is
in position, the funeral procession enters
the field in the following order:
The Provost Marshal, who has charge of the
execution.
The band, playing the Dead March with muffled
drums.
The firing party of twelve men of the provost
guard
The provost guard, with fixed bayouets. between
whose sections march four soldiers, bea--
ing the coffin, and followed direct
ly by the prisoner, attended
by the chaplain.
The procession enters the division at the
point marked r., u marches slowly be-
tween the lines, the band playing continu-
ally to the point marked Z" B." where the
coffin is placed upon the ground in front
of the grave. The prisoner is blindfolded
and made to kneel upon his coffin, and
the hiring party is drawn up in front of him
at distance of some seven or eight PAGES.
Previously TO this the inner line of the d.
vision has been faced about that all NAV see.
The Provost Marshal has loaded the guns of
the firing party, eleven of them with ball
cartridges and one with a blank cartridge.
but no one knows which one has the
blank, so that each soldier may think, if he
pleases, that he did not fire fatal shot.
When the preparations are all completed
the Provost Marshal gives the order:
" Make ready; take aim; frep' and be-
lore the smoke has cleared away Re
cover arms; order arms; inspection arms
He then inspects every musket to see if il
has been fired. l have been asked what
would happen if he should find that man
had not discharged his piece l never
knew such thing to happen, but if it
should happen Intentionally the offender
would stand good chance to face q firing
party himself 1t is the duty of the Pro-
vost Marshal, if the prisoner is not killed.
to end his sufferings with his pistol, but,
thanks to the care exercised, l never knew
OF this being necessary in the ARMY of the
Potomac.
Never was there greater exhibition of
pluck on the part of a person condemned
to die than the case | have mentioned. AS
Dixon, on the march through the division.
recognized his comrades, he spoke to them
cheerfully and babe them good-by. When
he reached his grave he refused to be blind
folded and kneel on his coffin, but wished
10 stand up, face the firing party. and meet
his fate like man. But it was of no use
stern military usage could not be varied,
and 1t seemed to me at the time that it took
the Provost Marshal ten or fifteen minutes
to persuade him to submit. l heard that
he yielded only after the Marshal told him
that he should be obliged to use force. His
death was instantaneous. Immediately the
division was put in motion, the band play
ed It's hyellest tunes, and, as we marched
of the field with a quick step, the burying
party were shoveling the earth upon the
coffin of Dixon, The deserter. "-Boston
Herald
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were in childhood unhappily, perhaps vici-
ously. surrounded, and had no training to
speak of, or the worst; but such cases are
rare indeed and men and women usually
carry with them in some way the effects of
early training or ClereIdnd
Iender
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16

A REMARKABLE PEOPLE A curious an
thropological discovery is announced from
Spain by Pref. Miguel Marazta In the
valley of Rehas, at The end of the Eastern
Pyrenees, there exists a somewhat numer-
Gus group of people called Nanos, or
dwarfs, by the other inhabitants They
are less than four feet tall. are quite well
built, with small hands and feet, and are
given an exaggerated appearance Of robust
ness by broad hips and shoulders. All
have red hair; the face is as broad as long,
with high cheek bones. stroBgly-developed
jaws and fiat nose. The eyes are somewhat
oblique, like these of Tartars and Chinese.
A few struggling hairs take the place of
beard. The skin is pale and fiabby. Men
and women are so much alike that the sex
can only be told from the clothing. They
are without education, and. being ridiculed
by the other inhabitants. live by them
selves. and continue to reproduce their pe
culiarities by intermarriage among them
selves.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16

The Glory of Mau Is His Strength, and
for the many ailments arising from nervous
prostration and physical weakness, such as loss
of vital energy, nervous debility, seminal weak
ness, impotency and the various ills caused by
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efectual remedy than Dr.. LaMars' Seminal
Pills. They build up the entire system, renew
the wasted energies, giving strength, vigor and
vitality to all the organs. The feeble and in
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Price, 81 so. Sent C. o. D., by express, or by
mail on receipt Of price Address all orders to
A. McBofLE & CO., Druggists, P. o. Box 1852,
San Francisco jGS-6m
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FITsl-All Fits stopped free by DR..
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits
after first days use. Marvellous cures.
Treatise and 81 trial bottle free to Fit
cases. Send to DR.. Kline, 93l Arch street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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ANGosTURA Bitters. the world-renowned
appetizer and invigorator. imparts a deli
cious favor to all drinks and cures dys-
pepsia, diarrhea, fever and sgue. Try il.
but beware of counterfeits. Ask your gro
Ger or druggist for the genuine Angosturs,
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Catarrhal cold of unusual severity
which took last autumn developed into a diff
Guilty decidedly catarrhal III all its character
ist'cs, threatening return of my old chronic
malady. catarrh. One bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm completely eradicated every symptom OF
that painful and prevailing dsorder.-E. w. War
ner, l65 Hudson St, Rochester. feSly
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GENERAL NOTICES.
The Bottom of the Sea

Yields no pearl that can exceed in beauty teeth
whitened and cleansed with that uncomfortable
dentrifce, the fragrant SoZODONT. Nor is coral
roster than the gums in which such teeth are
set. So say the ladies, who are the best judges
IN such matters. Jyl-1yTuThS
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Carriage Painting by j. L. Parmeter, at
GIG and 9lS Eleventh street, between I and j. If
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and mercy with Thee Amen" A Chris
tian's prayer does not say anything more
nor any better.
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III afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
THOMPSON'S EYE WATER. Druggists sell it
at 25 cents. oI7-IyS
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If you want a Number One Carpet
woven on short notice, send it TO MARY S. cow
GER, $50 NJ street. mrS-lm%
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Faded hair RECEIVERS its youthful color
and softness by the use OF PARKER's HAZE BAL.
SAM
PARKER's GINGER Tonic cures inward pains
mr5-ltS
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3. S. & E. L. southworth. Dentists. Sac.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-06
gron County ge9lster
M. C. T. u. NOTES.
AWFUL aRIsr.

AWFUL GRIST.
4H The old heather used
#AZ to say, 1.-THE mills of the
nAEHS gods grind slowly, but
#' :=:,'. s:''s ss ;:s:;:' :s :
mills of the devils grind
some of the grist slowly and some
swiftly, but all sure. They are some
times called gin-mills, but it is all the
same whether the millstones be gin,
brandy, whiskey, or beer. They keep
grinding away souls and bodies and
wives and children of our citizens every
day in the week, the Sabbath not ex-
cepted, and every week of the year.
The stonishing thing is that society in
general. and Legislatures in particular,
which forbid killing small birds and
cruelty to cattle should, should be so
utterly careless of human life as not
only to allow the deadly mills to keep
on grinding, but ACTUALLY to license
them!-Pioneer.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-12-31
PARTY AT THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL.

A dancing party was given last
uight, to the captain and officers of
the U. S. S. Juniata, at the Ha-
waiian Hotel. The guests were re-
ceived by Mrs. F. P. Hastings, wife
of the U. s. Vice-Consul. The
whole of the first floor of the Hotel
was given up to the party. The
dancing was in the large dining
hall, which was specially prepared
for that purpose. Large and beau
tiful bouquets of natural flowers
emitted their rich fragrance in every
room. The verandahs and the new
balcony erected on the Richard
street end of the building were used
for promenading and resting, to cool
off. Abundance of light supplied
by incandescent electric burners
illuminated every room. The musi-
clans, Mr.. Berger's string band,
furnished music from the balcony in
front of the dancing hall. Dancing
was kept up until past midnight.
Refreshments were served at IL
O'Clock. The King paid a visit
during the evening. The whole
affair was we'll managed, and the
occasion was one of pleasure and
enjoyment to the participants.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-12-31
MUTUAL Telephone co.'s
Meeting,

The annual meeting of the Mutual
Telephone Company was held yes
terday afternoon. The minutes Of
the previous meeting we're read and
adopted, as was also the report of
the Treasurer, Mr.. A. Jaeger. The
report of the Auditor, Col. w. +.
Allen, was read and ordered placed
on file. A committee, consisting of
Henry Warehouse, j. b. Anterior,
G. NJ. Cooke and T.. o. Berger was
appointed to see what arrangements
could be made for the consolidation
Of the two companies. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are:
President, Hon. II. A. Widemann I;
Vice-President, Hon. Henry Water
house Directors, Hon. A. Jaeger,
f. A. Schaefer, J. II. Patty and
c. 0. Berger.
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PASSENGERS.

From Windward Ports, per steamer
Kinau, Dec 3l-N G " ilfong, Akaka, J
NJ Horner, NJ Lidgate, @ McLennan.
A q Jeffrey, ]. Aseu, Il Coe and IS deck
passengers.
From Kahului and Hama, per steamer
Likellke, Dec 3l-Mr Mclean, ] ii
Simeona and wife, Father Lauter. w E
ROwell, Kalama and wife, Mr. Have
leku, Il w Everett, W c Parke, Mr.
Nielsen, prisoner and 50 deck.
From KOolau, per steamer X Bishop
Dec 30-Mrs III Brown, A Fitzsimmons,
w j Pereira, j Amara and 10 deck.
From Kauai, per steamer Mikahala,
Dec 3l-Mrs Gowan, J II Ehlers, Mrs
Robinson and 35 deck.
For San Francisco, per bark G ID
Bryant, Jan Mrs Woodwork and 3
children, Miss Alice Caldwell, Major
and Mrs r Kittredge and W II Harris.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-12-31
TOPICS FOR THE WEEK OF
PRAYER.
JANUARY 1-8, 1887.

Monday, Jan. 2.-Thanksgiving
to God.
Tuesday, Jan. 3.-Humiliation
and Confession of sin.
Wednesday, Jan. Prayer for
Families and Schools: For the
blessing of the Holy Spirit on all
efforts to lead the young to Christ.
Thursday, Jan. prayer for
the Church of Christ: For a higher
degree of spiritual life and conse-
Grafton; for a closer unity in all
Christian work.
Friday, Jan. 6.-Prayer for Mis-
sions; For increased efficiency in all
mission work; for special blessing
upon our mission work in the Micro
nesia and the Marquesas, and in
Hawaii mel.
Saturday, Jan. Prayer for
nations' for all in authority; for
wise and just legislation; for pure
and upright administration for the
suppression of intemperanoe and
every form of vice,
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The Arcade--EGAN & co.
Gents Furnishing Goods
ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
Finest Custom Made Clothing,
Ladies' II Gents Fine shoes.

Next Sunday, Circumcision Day,
January l, 1888, an English sermon
will be delivered at the Z A. N. mass.
10A. N. high pontifcal mass, on the
occasion Of the Pope's priesthood
jubilee. Pope Leo XIII was born
March 2, 1910, ordained priest De-
cember "a, 1887, and elected Pope
February 20, 1873. 1t was on jan
uary /, 1888, that he celebrated his
very first mass.
To-day a week, January 6, 1888,
is the Epiphany, holy day of obi
CATION, kept by the Roman Catholic
church in remembrance of the mani
festation of the Infant Jesus to the
three wise men OF the East, called
Magi. Low masses with holy COM
munion at 6 and Z A. NJ, high pom
tilical mass at 10 A. NJ, contlrma-
ton at 3 p. NJ, followed by rosary
and benediction Of the M. b. Sacra-
ment.